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BSc Biological Sciences with Professional Training Year

Cardiff University

Institution
Cardiff University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Biological sciences
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
C101
Typical offer
A-level AAB

Entry requirements

A level: AAB (Biology or Chemistry)

About this course

BSc in Biological sciences, providing a broad foundation across the life sciences. The course includes a sandwich year for professional placement, giving practical experience in a workplace setting. In the final year, students undertake a supervised research project on a topic of their choice within the biosciences.

Modules

  • Skills for Science
  • Structure and Function of Living Organisms
  • Organisms and Environment
  • The Dynamic Cell
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Genetics and Evolution
  • Cellular and Genetic Foundations of Organismal Function
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Skills for Biological Sciences
  • Molecular Biology of the Gene
  • Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
  • Biodiversity Conservation
  • Sandwich Year
  • Biosciences Final Year Project
  • Plants for the Future: Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Ecosystems, Sustainability and Global Change
  • Evolution and Adaptation
  • Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  • Infection Biology and Epidemiology
  • Systems Biology
  • The 'omics Revolution (Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics)
  • Advanced Cell Biology and Imaging
  • Genes to Genomes
  • Synthetic Biology and Protein Engineering
  • Current Topics in Development, Stem Cells and Repair
  • Contemporary Topics in Disease
  • Cancer: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics
  • Advances in Physiology and Pathophysiology
  • Musculoskeletal System: Disease, Repair and Regenerative Medicine
  • Neurobiology of Brain Disorders